Coming Soon to Xbox Game Pass: F1 2021, Shredders, Weird West, and More

by Megan Spurr, Community Lead, Xbox Game Pass - March 15, 20220

Good morning, or good afternoon, or evening – wherever you are it’s a good day because we have the next round of games coming soon to Game Pass! For some extra fun, be sure to tune into the /ID@Xbox Showcase tomorrow, March 16 at 10:00 a.m. PDT for more awesome news

Sakurai Wins 'Most Valuable Creator' At Famitsu Dengeki Game Awards 2021

by HendrikWiese - March 12, 20220

Monster Hunter Rise takes out GOTY.Super Smash Bros. Ultimate creator Masahiro Sakurai has been recognised by the Dengeki Game Awards as Japan's most valuable video game creator in 2021.This award was decided based on user voting within Japan. Sakurai shared the news with his followers over on Twitter, while also

Japan's Top 100 Best-Selling Video Games Of 2021, According To Famitsu

by HendrikWiese - February 5, 20220

Capcom's Monster Hunter Rise is #1.The Nintendo Switch has just made it through another year, so how are its games doing on the charts within Japan? Japanese games outlet Famitsu has just released an extended list of the best-selling video games of 2021 for this location - and Switch is

Xbox Game Club – 2021 in Review

by Jeremy VanTassel, Senior Community Manager, Xbox Game Club - January 28, 20220

Summary2021 was an eventful year for Xbox Game Club.The club grew in membership, we added a Discord server, and we featured over 50 games last year.This post recaps some of the highlights for staff and members of the Xbox Game Club community. 2021 was an eventful year for members of Xbox

Mortal Kombat's 2021 Movie Reboot Is Getting A Sequel

by HendrikWiese - January 27, 20220

Mortal Kombat 2 promises to be bigger, better and bloodier.Last year saw the return of the Mortal Kombat on the big screen and it seems the reboot has been successful enough to score a sequel.According to an exclusive from Deadline, New Line has hired Jeremy Slater to write Mortal Kombat

The PlayStation Wrap-Up Report Is Available To View Your 2021 Gaming Stats

by Marcus Stewart - January 23, 20220

We may be pushing towards the end of January, but you can still reminisce about your favorite PlayStation memories of 2021. Sony has launched the PlayStation Wrap-Up Report, giving players a chance to view their biggest and brightest gaming highlights from the last year. From now until February

EXCLUSIVE TikTok owner ByteDance's revenue growth slowed to 70% in 2021 – sources

by noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) - January 20, 20220

Tik Tok logos are seen on smartphones in front of a displayed ByteDance logo in this illustration taken November 27, 2019. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File PhotoTikTok owner ByteDance saw its revenue grow 70% year on year to about $58 billion in 2021, slower growth than a year earlier as China tightens its

Nintendo Switch Was The UK's Bestselling Console In 2021

by HendrikWiese - January 18, 20220

Mario Kart 8 Deluxe led Switch physical sales, of course.Nintendo has been enjoying consistently strong sales results around the world, and one small example is the UK market. We have the benefit of regular data for UK game sales, and now GamesIndustry.biz has put together an interesting summary of results

PlayStation Releases Top Downloads Of 2021 And Sports Games Lead The Pack

by Wesley LeBlanc - January 17, 20220

PlayStation has released the top 20 PlayStation 5 downloads and PlayStation 4 downloads of 2021, and as you might expect, sports games took home the platinum trophy. On the PS5, NBA 2K22 was the number one most-downloaded PS5 game in the U.S. and Canada in 2021 while

Apple implies it generated record revenue from the App Store during 2021

by noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) - January 11, 20220

Apple CEO Tim Cook speaks at Apple’s Worldwide Developer Conference (WWDC) at the San Jose Convention Center in San Jose, California on Monday, June 4, 2018.Josh Edelson | AFP | Getty ImagesApple said on Monday that it paid developers $60 billion in 2021, a total of $260 billion since the